ZWCAD 2010 vs. AutoCAD® 2010

The core engine of ZWCAD is based on latest IntelliCAD (www.intellicad.org) technology, a powerful CAD platform which hosts many design applications. ZWCAD uses DWG as its native drawing format, and offers you reliable compatibility with AutoCAD® content, from version 2.5 to 2009.

The following table compares the major features between ZWCAD and AutoCAD®

ZWCADTM 2010 AutoCAD®2010 AutoCAD®2010 LT

Compatibility

Native DWG & DXF Support 2.5~2009 2.5~2010 2.5~2010

AutoCAD® Command Yes Yes Yes

AutoCAD® Menu(*.mnu)& Alias Support Yes Yes Yes

TTF & SHX Font Support Yes Yes Yes

Linetye file (*.lin) Support Yes Yes Yes

Hatch file (*.pat) Support Yes Yes Yes

Snapshot file (*.sld) Support Yes Yes Yes

Unit file (*.unt) Support Yes Yes Yes

Drafting & Detailing

2D Geometry Entities Yes Yes Yes

AutoCAD® 3D Surface Yes Yes No

ACIS 3D Solid Yes Yes No

Multilines & Multiline Editing Yes Yes No

In-place Text Editor Yes Yes Yes

External Reference Yes Yes Yes

External Reference, Attributes In-place Editing

Yes Yes Yes

Efficient Blocks and Attributes Yes Yes Yes

Raster Image (BMP, TIF, RLE, JPG, PNG, PCX, or TGA)

Yes Yes Yes

Gradients Hatch Yes Yes No

OLE (Object Linking and Embedding)Support

YesYes Yes

Hatch-clip Yes Yes Yes

Multiple Grips Editing Yes Yes Yes

Entity Snap Tracking Yes Yes Yes

True Color System Yes Yes Yes

Management

Design Center Yes Yes Yes

Tool Palettes Yes Yes Yes

Dynamic Prompt Yes Yes Yes

AutoTrack Yes Yes Yes

Realtime Pan and Zoom Yes Yes Yes

Aerial View Yes Yes Yes

Multiple Document and Tab Environments Yes Yes Yes

Multiple Redo and Undo Facility Yes Yes Yes

Layers and Properties Yes Yes Yes

Quick Dimension Yes Yes No

Quick Calculator Yes Yes Yes

Quick Select Yes Yes Yes

Filter Yes Yes Yes

Express Tools Yes Yes No

Collaboration

Publishing and Plotting Yes Yes Yes

Export to BMP, WMF, EMF, SVG, DWF, EPS, PDF, SAT

Yes Yes BMP, WMF only

Paper Space Yes Yes Yes

Realistic Renderings Yes Yes No

Virtual JPEG and PNG Plotters Yes Yes Yes

eTransmit Yes Yes Yes

Plot Stamp Yes Yes Yes

CTB and STB Plot Style Yes Yes Yes

Customization & Programming

Menu, Toolbar & Alias Customization Yes Yes Yes

AutoLisp ( including DCL) Yes Yes No

AutoCAD® Development System(ADS) SDS (similar to ADS)

Yes No

AutoCAD® ARX ZRX(similar to ARX)

Yes No

VBA Included Yes Yes No

Right-click Customization Yes Yes Yes

Unique Features

Batch Plot (pltplot) Yes No No

Block Extraction Yes No No

DWG Compare Yes No No

Image with TFW coordinate file Yes No No